Hello Roger, i use a FT857 and like your experience it works fine with a PA0DRT Miniwhip antenna on 500KHz and poor on 137KHz. Since i use for 137KHz the G0MRF Preamp (http://g0mrf.com/preamp.htm) re
On 137 kHz the FT817 RX is unusable and I've been trying with a simple SBL1 up-converter with some post mixer gain...... Roger, I have a FT817 I bought used a few years ago. I got a real deal on it b
Dear Roger, LF Group, Re: using the FT-817 and long wire for receiving the WSPR beacons - I have an FT-817 also, which I mostly use with a converter for VLF - MF reception due to its poor sensitivity
4.5MHz (the output frequency of my converter): "IPO on" (ie. preamp off) -117dBm "IPO off" (preamp on) -125dBm Sensitivity is much the same over the HF range. 502kHz: IPO on -105dBm IPO off -108dBm